ledger
noun /ˈledʒə(r)/
/ˈledʒər/
- a book or electronic document in which a bank, a business, etc. records the money it has paid and received
- to enter figures in the purchase/sales ledger
Word Originlate Middle English legger, ligger (denoting a large bible or breviary), probably from variants of lay (verb) and lie, influenced by Dutch legger and ligger. Current senses date from the 16th cent.